Love hate relationship with this city
Just finish a week long trip to Medellin. Been going there consistently for 10 years for context.
"The passport bros" and influx of tourists post covid have really messed up the dynamics of this city.
The criminals are now more aggressive and confident in their tactics, thanks in part to naive tourists.
Had a great day sessioning in Centro today. 23 year old chica from Venezuela. Upon leaving Centro I hopped in a taxi and my taxi driver (an old dude), had no shoes because he was "just robbed at gunpoint".
The spa fantasia energy spa next to el stadio used to be awesome. Now the lineup was 7 women and they were not hot in my opinion. I picked one girl there who I unfortunately discovered she was on her period and there was blood all over the place. I told the manager because it was disgusting.
La Isla used to be awesome. Thanks passport bros for ruining this club. It's now essentially mandatory to buy bottle service I you want to it down or even stand at the bar. Since I was drinking water the staff made me stand in the corner away from the bar. Took a chica home from La Isla and she was so so, nothing special.
Parque Lleras is the same. Some gems can still be found there at night. I saw a lot of the same girls from parque lleras working during the daytime in centro.
Long story short, I still had fun as always. The crime here is annoying as fuck. The tourists messed this city up in the past few years.
I highly recommend the Ayahuasca excursion in Guarne. It was fucking epic.